NAVIGADGETNov 20, 2009 gps navigation 1 Comment
Here we have a looong list of image scans for bunch of black friday GPS navigation deals we could find. Bookmark this page. We’ll be updating this as much as possible. Make sure you go to the full page to see the whole list. (alternatively if you don’t feel like fighting the crowds you can try Amazon’s black friday deals)
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Nov 19, 2009 garmin, gps navigation 2 Comments
Garmin just introduced a free service called Custom Maps that lets Garmin Oregon, Garmin Dakota, and Garmin Colorado users upload their digital or even paper maps into their device.
You’ll have to update the software on your PC and on the Garmin handheld devices we just mentioned, save the map in JPG format, create an image overlay, link the JPG file, adjust the boundaries, then send to your device – all of which are explained here in detail with images.
Nov 19, 2009 garmin, gps navigation Leave a comment
Garmin has a couple of Christmas ads up. Watch them and get in the holiday spirit.
Nutcracker:
Squirrel:
We don’t have any sort of deal with Garmin just so you guys know. If you see any other company come out with similar ads let us know. We’ll put them up :)
Nov 18, 2009 gps navigation, phones, tracking 3 Comments
A company called Clayton Communications just came out with a GPS safety cell phone called ActiveONE. It is a very small GPS device with basic cell phone features and the ability to speed dial four people when you feel you’re in danger.
Active ONE also has a center SOS button which will immediately connect to a US-based 24/7 personal assistance call center. They claim this is better than calling 911 since the personnel already knows who is calling and may already know what kind of assistance you may need – in addition to your location of course.
One other neat feature is to let other family members figure out your location by calling the same call center.
It is mostly designed for the elderly who may have Alzheimer’s or some sort of dementia issues – but there’s no reason for others not to use it. If you’re giving to a very young kid – you better turn off the built-in fall detector though.
Check out their pricing and rates here.
Nov 18, 2009 gps navigation, hacks Leave a comment
Real time kinematic GPS receivers are the ones used by pros to do land survey jobs which can provide down to 1 centimetre accuracy. Now you don’t have to spend a fortune on one of these since you can build your own thanks to researchers at Tokyo University.
All you need is a cheap beagle board, the instructions here and lots of free time and patience… Read More..
Nov 17, 2009 gps navigation, magellan 1 Comment
Just the other day we talked about Magellan’s new app for the iPhone. Soon after we get the news that they’ve also unveiled a car kit that will provide GPS navigation for iPod Touch.
Since there’s no GPS receiver on your iPod Touch, the car kit – as expected – will bring it is own GPS receiver into the game. And with the help of the built-in speakers you’ll be able to get some decent driving directions out of your iPod while charging it too.
In addition the car kit is fully adjustable so it will work with any skin or case, rotates for both portrait and landscape use, has a noise cancelling speakerphone, does handsfree bluetooth calling, and works with any GPS navigation or location based app.
Magellan’s site does not say how much it will cost but we’re guessing $129. It is coming soon. Oh and one more thing – it will work with iPhone too.
Nov 16, 2009 garmin, gps navigation, marine 5 Comments
We’ve talked about Garmin’s GPSmap series here on Navigadget but just today they came out with a bunch of new models including this one pictured above – the GPSmap 7215.
Their new series of chartplotters are the GPSmap 6000 and GPSmap 7000 which include the new Garmin G Motion technology that promises to smooth map panning, and zooming with super fast updates. Unlike most other devices out there when it comes to marine GPS devices it is sometimes really important to have a really really dim backlight – and all the new models in these series boast a display that can dim down to 0.5 nits.
The new models are:
Youll have to wait until February 2010 to get one of these MFD chartplotters. Expect to pay more than $3000… Read More..
Nov 16, 2009 gps navigation, magellan, phones 4 Comments
Our list of iPhone GPS apps keeps growing. Next in line is Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone. It works on iPhone 3G or 3GS and can provide spoken street names.
It is a one time purchase and there are no monthly fees involved. In addition to text-to-speech feature Magellan’s iPhone app also provides highway lane assistance, in-app music control, pedestrian mode, and onboard maps so you can use it without any data service.
You can already download Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone for US and Canada (iTunes) and on the way are other versions which include just Western US, Eastern US, and Europe.
Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone costs $80.
Thanks Allory.
Nov 16, 2009 gps navigation, tracking, wrist watch 2 Comments
We really hope you never have to wear this criminal offender GPS tracking device. But if you do get to wear one this could be one of the messages you receive: “come in for drug test now”. Developed by PTM this is a two-piece tracking system designed exclusively for tracking criminal offenders. Called SMART MTD, this little device utilizes multiple wireless carriers for data communication with the
option of a land line backup.
With this GPS tracking device the officers can choose from four levels of supervision, have two way communication with the offender, get 1minute to 15 seconds updates, real time texting, and more.
It has a battery that lasts 2 days, and can charge in only four hours, the autonomous GPS on board works independently from wireless carriers, and it can store up to 5 days of tracking data.
Nov 16, 2009 gps navigation, software 7 Comments
Sygic just announced that their GPS application (which works on iPhones and other devices) now also works on Nokia Maemo phones. The GPS application will be ready for sale from Sygic website before next year. Sygic offers turn-by-turn voice guided directons on Nokia Maemo 5 OS devices in the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia, USA, Canada, Mexico, USA, all of Europe, Russia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates,
Sygic already works on iPhone, Symbian, Android and Windows Mobile, incl. Windows Mobile 6.5.
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